The Oxfam America site asks In a World of Abundance, Why Hunger? (July 8, 2002)
Poverty and hunger are the world’s greatest challenges

1.2 billion people–one out of five–live on less than $1 a day.
More than 800 million people are hungry, including 31 million in the United States.
Every day, 24,000 people die from hunger and other preventable causes. One billion people do not have adequate shelter, and 2.4 billion people do not have access to proper sanitation. More than 1 billion people in developing …